Lesson of February 12, 2025

Question 1

What is “garde-robe” in English?

Example: My old office was the size of a …….,,….

Answer 1

wardrobe

closet

Example: My old office was the size of a closet.

Question 2

What is “étage” in English?

Traduire: Nos bureaux sont au 3ème étage.

Answer 2

floor

Our offices are on the third floor.

NOTE: We also use the word “story” as in “I live in a 2-story house.”

Question 3

What is “réticent” as in “La plupart des gens sont réticents au changement.”

Answer 3

reluctant

Example: Most people are reluctant to change.

Question 4

What is “temps sauvé” in English?

……………… is the #1 positive feedback we get from our clients.

Answer 4

Saved time

Time saved

Time saved/ Saved time is the #1 positive feedback we get from our clients.

Question 5

What is “acquérir” in English?

Example: We want to ……….. new clients.

Answer 5

acquire

get

Example: We want to acquire / get new clients.

Question 6

What is “responsable de” in English?

Example: I’m ……………. all the blog content.

Answer 6

responsible for

Example: I’m responsible for all the blog content.

Question 7

What is “adjoint(e) administratif-ve” in English?

Example: We hired an …………………… a few years ago.

Answer 7

administrative assistant

Example: We hired an administrative assistant a few years ago.

Question 8

Are “speak” and “talk” pure synonyms? Can they always be used interchangeably?

Answer 8

Yes, they are synonyms and can be used interchangeably. Example: I speak a lot. = I talk a lot.

Exception: When speaking about our ability to speak a language, we can only use the verb “speak”.

Example: I speak English (not “I talk in English”). Do you speak French? (not “Do you talk in French?”)

Question 9

What is “roulement de personnel” in English?

Example: ……………….. is very low at Agendrix.

Answer 9

employee turnover

Example: Employee turnover is very low at Agendrix.

Question 10

‘What is ‘chiffre d’affaires” in English? (3 options)

Example: Our company’s ………. was $40M last year.

Answer 10

sales

turnover

revenue

Example:
Our company’s sales were $40M last year.
Our company’s turnover was $40M last year.
Our company’s revenue was $40M last year.

Question 11

How do we pronounce “colleague”?

Answer 11

KÂ-league

Question 12

When we read “e.g.” in a written text, what do we have to say?

Answer 12

It’s a latin term (which stands for “exempli gratia”) but we have to read it as “for example” or “for instance” (the latter being a bit more formal)

Question 13

What is “salaire minimum” in English?

Example: …………… in Quebec is $15.

Answer 13

Minimum wage

Example: Minimum wage in Quebec is $15.